I'm in the process of selecting a new box; but have found the latest processor and memory leaps quite impressive.

Since my work related Apps involve Robust Servers, I think I can live with a modestly priced Laptop as an option. Besides, they're outperforming All in Ones(which I contemplated for pre-sales "dog and ponies" purposes) right now.

Things are tight - so I'm on a budget (under $700). Monitor for the Desktop still works.

The questions involve the following:

Q1 - Processors:
Has anyone tried out the 2nd and 3rd Gen Intel i3/i5 Processor based Desktop/Laptops for OBSD?

I've looked into AMD Chips; but found out their A10s haven't measured up to the 3rd Gen Intel Chips.

Are the Pricepoints worth looking for 3rd Gen Deals, or should one settle for a 2nd Gen i5s?

Since no one has responded to your inquiry, I will provide a few comments -- worthy or not.

Either no one here has installed OpenBSD on recent hardware, or they may be reticent to generalizing on only one data point. Besides, labelling performance as "acceptable" or at an "enticing" price point is subjective. Your best bet while shopping for new hardware is to install OpenBSD to a flash drive & take this to a few brick & mortar stores seeing if you can reboot demonstration models yourself. Sometimes sales staffs allow this, & sometimes not. If you do decide to order online, be sure you understand the return policy before purchase.